Sammy Davis Jr. Quotes

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.

Debt is the prolific mother of folly and of crime; it taints the course of life in all its dreams.

If you have debt, you have to worry about it. I would challenge each of you to try to be debt-free.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Even if you feel like your debt is just never going to go away, think long and hard before declaring bankruptcy. Declaring bankruptcy means that getting a loan for anything will be next to impossible for the next 10 years.

If you're living off credit-card advances and ramen noodles, a buyout offer might be too hard to resist. And you'll be even smarter the second time around.

We all think we're going to get out of debt.

If you have debt I'm willing to bet that general clutter is a problem for you too.

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.

I'm used to always having struggles getting finances together and keeping precarious budgets alive in the independent film world.

Remember this: debt is a form of bondage. It is a financial termite.

Nobody likes being broke. As somebody who's had to live out of a 1982 Datsun, trust me. I know. I also understand that the first step to improve your situation is to fix the problem that landed you there in the first place.

I was so deep in red ink coming out of ECW that I had to make a good solid living just to get my nose above the water line because of ECW.

Let's say I go completely broke, I'm about to star in the next '30 for 30: Broke.'

I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.

There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.

The idea that somebody is going to come in and make your debt go away and all be well for the future is really a fantasy.

I've had nonstop financial problems my whole adult life. It's always been a constant balance, year to year: 'Where's the time? Where's the money?'

You can't be in debt and win. It doesn't work.

Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.

I gotta make money - it all tends to disappear in this field.

To bring down your credit card balances, write down the benefits of reducing your debt. No more gnawing feeling that you're throwing money away, perhaps. More money flowing to other financial objectives. Then consult the list when you have doubts.

Debt can be the most addictive thing in the universe, and it can kill you. You get used to living high off the hog. It was intoxicating.

While most of us are trying to be more frugal, the loss of a job, a divorce, or a medical emergency can quickly sink us deeply into debt.

We need to stop the vicious cycle of debt that is strangling us.